Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds presents clear technical upgrades on PS5 Pro compared to the base PS5. Base PS5 suffers from prominent aliasing, shimmer, and image instability across its modes due to dynamic low resolutions and a lack of proper temporal upsampling. On PS5 Pro, PSSR significantly cleans up geometry stair-stepping and foliage flicker, while ray-traced reflections are added to Balanced and Resolution modes. The 60fps Frame-rate mode on PS5 Pro is the recommended way to play, providing much cleaner visuals and better stability than on PS5, though 120Hz VRR output on both consoles lacks LFC support in Balanced and Resolution modes.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro benefits significantly from PSSR upscaling, providing much better temporal stability than the base console. Ray-traced reflections enhance water presentation in Resolution and Balanced modes, though performance still dips during intense combat and 120Hz VRR lacks LFC in non-performance modes.
Features PSSR temporal anti-aliasing/upscaling across all modes, ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes, and improved frame-rate stability.
Frame-rate Mode
PS5 ProUses PSSR for anti-aliasing over a 1080p rendering resolution, yielding a soft but temporally clean image without aliasing or flickering foliage; uses SSR for water reflections.
Resolution Mode
PS5 ProFeatures ray-traced reflections on water bodies and dynamic internal resolution between 1728p and 1944p cleaned up by PSSR, though RT reflections exhibit noise and pop-in.
Balanced Mode
PS5 ProRenders at around 1404p with PSSR and includes ray-traced reflections, offering a sharper image than frame-rate mode while avoiding aliasing.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Base PS5 suffers from significant image quality problems, including shimmering foliage and edge aliasing due to a lack of temporal reconstruction. Frame-rate mode fails to deliver stable 60fps visuals, while Balanced and Resolution modes lack ray tracing and suffer from LFC issues on 120Hz displays.
Resolution Mode
PS5Uses standard TAA and low-resolution screen-space reflections on water.
Balanced Mode
PS5Uses screen-space reflections without ray tracing support.
Frame-rate Mode
PS5Uses spatial upscaling and sharpening over a 720p-1080p dynamic resolution, resulting in severe aliasing, stair-stepping, and foliage shimmering.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro provides significantly better image stability by replacing base PS5's spatial upscaler with PSSR, while adding ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes. While performance drops persist in heavy encounters and true 4K60 remains out of reach, the visual cleanup is a major improvement.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Score | 80Great | 86Great |
| Recommended mode | Frame-rate Mode | Frame-rate Mode |
| Modes available | 3 | 3 |
| Peak target FPS | 60 | 60 |
| PSSR | No | Yes |
| Ray tracing | No | Yes |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | Yes | Yes |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | Yes |
- Performance Score
- 80Great
- Recommended mode
- Frame-rate Mode
- Modes available
- 3
- Peak target FPS
- 60
- PSSR
- No
- Ray tracing
- No
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- Yes
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- No
- Performance Score
- 86Great
- Recommended mode
- Frame-rate Mode
- Modes available
- 3
- Peak target FPS
- 60
- PSSR
- Yes
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- Yes
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- Yes
Known issues
Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) does not engage properly on PS5 when running in balanced or resolution modes with a 120Hz output, causing additional choppiness during frame drops.
120Hz output with VRR does not engage Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) in Balanced or Resolution modes, causing choppiness during frame-rate dips.
Certain weapons and armor fail to reflect light correctly, appearing excessively dark compared to surrounding scenes.
120Hz output with VRR does not engage Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) in Balanced or Resolution modes, causing choppiness during frame-rate dips.
Ray-traced reflections in Resolution and Balanced modes suffer from noisy denoising, limited resolution, and noticeable geometry pop-in.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Wilds is a clear Improvement and shows the advantages of focusing on more advanced consoles along with a more generously resourced development.
The game can look good at times most specifically in the real time and artistically driven cinematics which highlights the excellent use of color lighting.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Monster Hunter Wilds run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Monster Hunter Wilds offers 3 graphics modes: Frame-rate Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p; Resolution Mode targets 30 FPS; Balanced Mode targets 40 FPS.
What frame rate does Monster Hunter Wilds run at on PS5?
On PS5, Monster Hunter Wilds offers 3 graphics modes: Resolution Mode targets 30 FPS at 4K; Balanced Mode targets 40 FPS at 4K; Frame-rate Mode targets 60 FPS at 4K.
Does Monster Hunter Wilds support 120 Hz on PlayStation?
Yes. Frame-rate Mode on PS5 Pro, Resolution Mode on PS5 Pro, Balanced Mode on PS5 Pro, Resolution Mode on PS5, Balanced Mode on PS5 run with 120 Hz output on a compatible display.
Does Monster Hunter Wilds use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Monster Hunter Wilds uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Monster Hunter Wilds worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro provides significantly better image stability by replacing base PS5's spatial upscaler with PSSR, while adding ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes. While performance drops persist in heavy encounters and true 4K60 remains out of reach, the visual cleanup is a major improvement.
What is the PSFoundry Performance Score of Monster Hunter Wilds?
Monster Hunter Wilds scores 86/100 on PS5 Pro. The Performance Score measures technical performance only — frame rate, image quality, graphics modes, visual features, responsiveness, loading and stability — not how good the game is.
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